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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23

PERsoNAIs.-Mrs. e. j. Mont
gomery. left for Evansville, Ind,
last week, for an extended visit to
her sister, Mrs. James Montgomery.
Miss Lou Haffner, of Hunting
ton, is the guest of Miss Hattie
Butler, this city.
Miss Katie Stribling, of this
city, is the guest Of Miss Ora Hogg,
Of the Flats. this week.
Mrs. Ed. Wilson, of Charleston,
is visiting friends and relatives in
this place.
We had very pleasant call from
Cam. Thompson, Esq, editor of the
Huntington Advertiser, Monday.
We acknowledge call from edi
tor ohley, Of the Fairmont Inder,
last Thursday.
Hon. D. H. Leonard, of Parkers-
burg, was in attendance upon our
Court, last Thursday and Friday.
Mr. Henry ", Sisson, of Charles
ton, was in to see US Monday.
Mr.. Matt. Hughes, of Parkers-
burg, was among the callers at this
Office, last week. g
We had pleasant call from Col.
Robt. McEldonney, of the Wetzel
Den,oc1rf T'uasSI.y Tnornin0
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23
CAPITAL PRIZE, $50, 900.
eeS Notice. Tickets are Ten Dol
lars only. HntUes, So. FiftItS,
So. Ie1ttIts, 81.
LIST OF PRIZES.

2,l79 Prizes, amounting to.........s535, 900
Application for rates to clubs should
be made only TO to the Office of the Com
panv in New Orleans.
giving full address. POSTAL
NOTES. Express Money Orders, or
New York Exchange in ordinary let
ter. Currency by Express (at-our ex-
pense) addressed
Now OrlannS. In.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23

Incorporated in 1868 for 25 years by
the Legislature for Educational and
Charitable purposes with capital of
s., 600, 000-to which reserve fund OF
over $3.50, 900 has since been added.
BY an overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made part of the present
State constitution adopted December I'd,
A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery erer roted and endorsed by
the people Of any STATE.
1t 1euer scales or postpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly, and the Semi nnunI
Drawings regularly every six months (June
and December.J
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY To WIN A FOR.
TUNE. SECOND GRAND DRAWING. GLASS
c, IN THE, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, New OR
LEANS TUESDAY. MARCH 18th. iSS7-s02nd
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23

Try Langdon's City Butter
Crackers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23
Democrat, Tuesday morning.


Roll OF HoNoR.-Report of the
Gould Hill School, of Robinson
District, for the term ending Feb
ruary 18th, 1887. Number of pu-
pills enrolled-girls Is, boys 81
total 40; average daily attendance
"a; per cent. of daily attendance So.
My school is divided into three
grades, A, B and c. In their ex-
animation their department was
also taken into consideration:
Grade A-Mollie Musgrave 100;
Effie Roseberry SO; Florence Mach
If IS; Kate Musgrave SO; Ethel
Rifle SO; Owen Yeager SO; Asa
Roseberry SO; Willie Machir 9S;
Charles Musgrave 81; Charles Gas
kins 81.
Grade Bella Roseberry 80;
Pearl Clendenin 80; Nina Sanders
II; Minnie Gaskins IS; Lucinda
Hogg so; Edith Rifle 81; Frank
Machir 50; Joseph Borgess. SO; An
ma Jamison So; George Musgrave
SO; Gerald Mnsgrave SO; Charles
Knopp 80; Edgar Oliver 81; Chap
man Gaskins IS; George Gaskins
so.
Grade C-Harry Saunders 80;
George Sanders So; Frank Jamison
50; Don Jamison so; Jasper Gask
ins SO; Enos Ga<kins so, Friedman
Ga-kins 80; Clarence Weakly 90;
Charles Oliver 81; John Bracey S5;
George Rifle so; Harry Machir so;
Archie Knopp SO; Howard knapp
so; Elsie Rifle 81; Sarah Corn IS;
Jessie Knopp 90; Jesse Gaskins 90;
Ellie Gaskins So; Ruby Clendenin
80; Dora Machir 50.
Explanation, 100 is very good;
so good; so medium.
MAGGIE MusGRAvE, Teacher.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23

In this issue viii be found the
new advertisement of our popular
Druggist, Mr.. A. c. vanGilder.-
He has big stock of goods, in
drugs and medicines, fancy and
toilet articles, lamps, oils and the
best of paints, and large assort-
ment of musical instruments and
violin guitar and other strings.
Also large stock of stationery.
He has these goods to sell and lets
the people know it through the
columns of the REGISTER. Give
him call.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23

w the undersigned Banks and B~nkers
teiV pay all Prizes drarn ia The Louisiana
STATE Lotteries acticli may be presented at our
COUNTERS.
J.H. 0GLEsBY, Pres. Louisiana Nat. Blk.
P. LAEAUY. Pres. State Natl Bank.
A. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat. BIZ
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23

The town election is close at
hand, and it behooyes orr citizens
to see to it that a good city ticket
is selected and elected. The future
of this town, in great measure,
depends upon onr Council. If we
have a Council that takes no inter
est in the town or its prosperity, it
will do US great damage. On the
other hand, if we elect a Council
that has the interest of the town
at heart, it will do much toward
advancing the prosperity of the
town. We suggest citizens meet
ing for the purpose of selecting a
ticket, and when selected vote for
the men and elect them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-23
Election Notice.

No. 176 Second Street.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25

Mr.. Lorenz Reich, of New York, pos
aesses an autograph album that he values
it over 100000. A reporter for the
Vail and Express, passing up Fifth ave
,Us he other day, dropped in to inspect
iae wonderful album. Mr.. Reich took
out of his safe as a mother would lift
1p her infant from the cradle, very care
lully and tenderly, and placed it gently
lpon table. II is large, ledger-look-
Dg book, with probably 200 or $50 folios
n it. On manyof the pages the hand
writing of some Of the foI:most men Of
.hese times and Of the last generation is
eisible just as they wrote at that period.
The large, bold and legible signature Of
General Grant was the first seen upon
pening the tome. 1t was put there
Nme years ago when he was in the full
'ajoyment Of health and prosperity. A
lew pages back the peculiar signature Of
Horace Greely was sprawled across the
'olio, and almost opposite the giant auto
graph Of Thurlow Weed stands ont like
icolossus overlooking the more delicate
aames above and beneath. The poet
abinicr's name is modesily written in
ais usual small and beautiful handwrit
nc. Hundreds Of other signatures ap.
GEAR, among them senators, poets, states
nen, philosophers, divincs, physicians,
authors and actors. Among the doctors
the late DIR. Frank IIamilton's dashing
autograph written some years before his
la'al illness It isa peculiar fact that
'cgeral enincat physicians who attended
General Grant in his last illness have
heir autographs in the album. written
ong before they ever surmised that they
would be called vpon to administer to
mch distinguished man. The familiar
dgnatura Of Chester A. Arthur is in close
proximity to several sotcd editors.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25

A Washington correspondent asserts
that: ''lt may not be many years before
woman will be rare sight in de-
partment. Slowly, but surely, they are
being got rid OF under the civil service
system. They are not now seen walking
arm in arm through the Treasury corri-
dors or standing at the windows at noon
time with their cups of tea. It is not
that they are closer to their desks. They
are not there. Since Secretary Manning
first took the Treasury portfolio, and
the new order of things was begun, near
iy twenty per cent. of the women have
gone, and none have come in their places.
When a female clerk dies or gets mar
ried, resigns, or is dismissed a requisi-
tion goes to the Civil Service Commits
sioners for man to fill the vacancy.
was asking why this was-if it was true
that women did not make as good clerks
as men. The reply was that some OF
them made better clerks than did the
men. The trouble did not lie in that
The fact is they are hard to deal with.
Most of them depend upon the gallantry
of the superior officers, and are constant
ly asking favors. many of them not hes.
itating or seeming to think it improper
to ask high officials-even as high as
Secretaries make false statements OF
violate the law in their interests. The
most trouble is when examining them
for promotion. Some have not hesitated
TO ask beforehand for a list of the ques.
tions. So persistent are some that it re-
fleets upon the whole class, and the
Departments have entered upon sys-
tematic effort to get rid of them"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
A Gruf Old Fellow.

On railway train, awoman, pale and
careworn, sat holding a fretful child.
''Hush now; don't cry" she said, press
ing her face against the child's face.
''That awful man" meaning gruff old
fellow who sat near-''will come over
here and snap our heads off. Just look
what an awful face he is making at us.
Please don't cry and we'll see papa after
awhile. Oh, mercy, he is coming" she
said, as the gruff looking old fellow ap
preached her.
81 can't make her hush, sir" she said,
pleadingly. II know that it's very an
noying, but really can't help it."
''Let me take her."
The woman, fearing to disobey, suf
fered him to take the child, who, too
much astonished to cry, meekly submit
ted. The gruff man walked up an down
the car and once the trembling woman
fancied that she saw him press the child
to his BOSOM. When he returned the
little girl to her mother, the woman
asked:
"Are you fond Of children, sir2'
IL hardly know" he replied,
looking away. '1suppose l am. Iloved-
say received a dispatch this morning
telling me that my little girl is dead"
he sat down, and a moment later,
woman who had just got on the train
turned to companion and said;
"Gracious me, just look at that gruff old
fellow. wouldn't have him speak to
me for all the world.-Arkansaso 7rGr-
6ler.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
The Mystery Of the Tyues.

People unskilled in such matters will
stand before compositor who sets his
type with rapid, nervous motion, and
say: chow can he do i'll" ignoring some
bearded veteran, with his steady,
inevitable ''click click r'whose strings
are ten and eleven thousand ems every
day, while the nervous man may not put
up two-thirds the number OH how it
CRATES upon my feelings to see man
stand before a case and 'waggle" That
is, he cannot lift single type into his
stick without that spasmodic backward
and forward movement of his body, as
though he needed screwing up at the
hips. Then there are men, the motive of
whose existence seems to be to tap the
stick at least three times with the type
before placing in position, like tele-
graphic instrument; men whose noses
seem to be seeking hard after snuff
among the boxes, and men who let the
type fall SO tenderly into the stick you
would think they were afraid of breaking
it. There are men who burrowinto their
cases like prairie dogs, leaving one side
Of the box piled high and dry, while the
other is bare, so that it is regular case of
strong east wind, that lowers the tide.
md shows the river bottom. 1t is
good thing to hear case given good
Thaking up once in a while. Insomuch
they are like men, and need it.
1t is better to pick up type slowly and
surely than to have a fast motion, and
lrop every other one. Every printer
knows that, but he is often long while
learning it. Some men get to be fast
compositors in year or two. It was
five years before / attained any speed,
and when l did it was like the course of
man who suddenly departs from the
path of virtue-I rushed right along with
Intoxicating celebrity. Arthur B. B.Learitt,
in Inland Printer.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25

In England, about two years ago,
maiden lady of considerable wealth was
murdered and robbed in her summer res
idence. Her man servant, man named
Lee, was suspected, arrested, convicted
on circumstantial evidence and sentenced
to be hanged. Three efforts were made
to hang Lee, and each time the rope
broke. The hangman was Mortified, and
the other officials shared his reluctance
to proceed with the business. When the
facts were reported to the Home secre-
tary Lees sentence was quietly com
muted to imprisonment for life. Now
for the climax: Recently woman who
was Lees fellow servant confessed on her
dying bed that she had killed her mis-
tress. She declared that Lee had no CON
nection with the affair, and stated facts
strongly coniirmatory Of her confession.
II is some satisfaction to know that tho
Government at once ordered the release
Of the man who had so narrowly escaped
an Infamous death, and now proposes to
offer him pecaniary compensation for
his injuries.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25

The Iaralide Rgsse, the official journal
OF the Minister Of War, gives the effective
forces of the Czar on the 1st Of January,
1886. According to this account the
Russian regular army numbered at that
time se4, 76e soldiers and 80, ,e55 Gener-
ais and officers. The reserves amounted
to i,GO0 si5 men. And this without
counting the Finland regiments.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
THE
Charlotte Messenger
IS PUBLISHED
Every Saturday,
AT
CHARLOTTE, N. c.

In the Interests of the Colored People
of the Country.
Able and well-known writers will contrib
ute to its columns from different parts of the
country, and it will contain the latest Gen.
eral News of the day.
THE MESSENGER is a first-class newspaper
and will not allow personal abuse in its col
umns. 1t is not sectarian or partisan, but
Independent fairly by all. It re-
serves the right to criticise the shortcomings
Of all public officials-commending the
worthy. and recommending for election such
men as in its opinion are best suited to serve
the interests of the people.
It is intended to supply the long felt need
of a newspaper to advocate the rights and
defend the interests of the Negro American,
especially in the Piedmont section of the
Caroinas.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25

g. Servants of God must be endued with
power from on high before they can have
success.
o. Life comes through death. We live be-
cause Jesus died for u.s. and because His blood
is sprinkled on our hearts.
10. There are no hindrances which Col
cannot remove.
II. All, whether rich or poor, should pray.
"Give us this day our daily bread
IL. None but the spotless One has ever kept
the Ten Commandments perfectly. y.--,Sunddy-
School World
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25

Disgruntled people should hesitate be.
fore they go in with club to hit the ed
itor The man who is all the time put
ting heads on copy may possibly have
learned how to put head on an unwel-
come visitor. S0mercille Journal.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25

Twenty-four per cent of Norway IS
forest.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-06-25
SUBSCRIPTIONS:


w. C. SMITH, Charlotte N c,
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-22
THE WHEEL.'

'Phe W heel IS the name of flour ishing agricultural organization of the West, and it's official organ, 7He 70iler, published at Fulton, Ky, is very sangulne upon the prospects of this farmers union. While the Wheel is not far advanced in its ideas of political economy, judging, of course, by the attitude of The Tol/er, it nevertheless expresses its reliance upon poltical action to rem cdy the ills of the workers, and urges all to join together in a dis trict party to overthrow monopoly. What the constructive politics of the Wheel are, if it has any, is not so clear, but there is an evident desire for united action with the toilers in the cities. This in itself is an ad- vance, and when it comes to joint convention and d fratcrnal discus sion of ways and means, and plans for the attainment and preservation of true liberty, we can at least hope that the Agricultural Wheel will roll along with the rest of us to a bright future in which the tolers of city and country will join together in the establishment of the Cooper atiye State.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-22

mics of labor. It cannot afford to give up this mighty weapon-no, not even if by doing so it could banish the blacklist. And it will not give it up."
 As long as private ownership of the means of transportation and pro- duction is permitted there will be a clashing of class interests between competing employers and intelligent employees. And the State cannot logically or with any show of right interfere when workiDgmen exert their prerogative of ceaslng to work for or ceaslng to buy of those they may deem antagonistic to their in- terests, whether they practice strik- ing or boycotting as individuals or as combinations. Nor can the work CTS logically object to the exercise of the same rights, under the existing system, by the employing class. The JIorhmon is right when it says that the decision against the rail roads superintcndcnts is q straniuq of the law, just as we regarded the decision of the same judge in the case of the boycotters a straining of the law.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-22
WHERE WERE THE X. OF l.. {?

It IS the custom and according to law for the legislature of Connecti- cut to elect United States Sena- tors. This httle duty dcvolved upon our legislators last Tuesday, and the vote stood as follows in the House of Representatives:
 Henry C. Baldwin, 1aborl 1.
 1GSrPn ChnrIrs II, R. 'Inwry, 1nvarsou captaso e9c.
 In the Senate the total vote was cast for the capitalist candidates. This is explained by the fact that there is not q single Labor Party Senator. Of the capitalstc pair llawley was the ono that was de- clarcd elected,
 The question naturally arises, where were the boasted Knights of Labor? Only one vote cast for labor candidate r. is said that there are twenty-six members of the K. of l., in the leglslature-one, at least, iii the Senate. There Is but one straight-out Labor Party man in the House-Reprosentativc King of Naugatuck. His vote counted for Henry (. Baldwin, the well-known worker and agltator for our cause.
 Yes, yes; but where were the Knights of Labor? We had been told that 1t mattered not what cor rupt party they trained with. they would be all right when it came to a vote. And now, when the choice lay between q recognized. true and tried defender of Labor on the one side and pair of bourgeois capital iSts on the other. the Labor man had but one yote-thc vote of King. of Naugatuck, the successful candi- date of the Labor Party against the corrupt parties.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-22

How interested some of the Dem- ocratlc papers are to have Mr. Had ley retained as Labor Commissioner now that they have not got the pow CT to place one of their own hench- men in his position. Now, these sheets know very well that their rec ommendation of Mir. lIadlev is the very worst kind of influence that could be brought to bear on a polti- clan of the g, 0. D., and will only be likely to rouse a spirit of opposition in the commercial breast of his gu bernatorial eXcellcncy against the present efficient incumbent. If these partisan newspapers really de- sired that the commissionership should remain where it is, they would be careful not to say word about
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-22
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

The syndicate newspapers which club together to buy partnership brain power should have nothing to say by way of reproach to their rural brethren who cheat the printers by using stereotyped news matter. Is it any less wicked to combine against the writers for the newspapers than against the type-setters ?-P PhHal(el- Dhiu Rec0rW.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-22
SMALL FRY.

Another ass has prayed his oppo- sitloh to popular education. This time 1t is General James B. Fry. of the United States Army. He espec- laIIy opposed, in speech before the United States Military Service Insti- tute last Saturday, compulsory edu- cation in the army, and incidental y government aid in the education of the children of citizens. This em- ploye of thes people claims that the public schools. .are charitable institu- tlons, Ordinarily intelligent people supposed all along that the public schools were paid for out of that part of the labor of the people paid as taxes into State treasurles. By the way, we wonder if it ever struck the doughty general that the officers of the United States Army are looked upon by many as pensioners upon the public? The generals and the colonels, etc., etc., receive more charity than they deserve, and the people who contribute the whole amount of the grub" they consume are the working people whose chiI- dren Fry would deprive of a decent education. ''Put beggar on horse
 back and he'll ride to the devil"
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-22
THE CHRISTENING ROD.

Parsons do preach and tell me to pray. And to think of our work, and not ask
 more pay, And to follow the plough-share, and
 never think Of crazy cottage and ditch-stuH's stink That. doctor do say, breeds ager and
 Chills, Or, worse than that, the fever that kills And bids me pay my way like man. Whether can't or whether can; And as l hant beef, to be thankful for
 bread, And bless the Lord it ain't turmuts in
 stead; And never envy the farmers pig, For all lies warm. and is fed so bio. While the missus and little 'uns grows
 that thin. \ on may count thar bones underneath
 thar skin; I'm to call all gifts the "chastening rod" Ana look up to my betters, and then
 thank tod. London Punch.
Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-22
W HAT WAR MEANS.

We have kept our readers well ad- vlsed as to the prospect of war in Europe, and now 1t is clear that but for the old Emperor of Germany war would have been upon us three months ago. It is impossible here to go into detail nor would this whole issue of Justice suffice to give reasoned account of all that has been taking place. But the broad facts are open to all men. The de- sire of Russia to absorb more terri tory, the anxiety of France to recov- CT the territory she has lost, the pre- carious situation of Austria, the danger of Germany placed between two fires, the gradual collapse of Turkey and the growing strength of the Balkan States all tend to make the situation more and more peril ous to peace, to say nothing of the ambition of Italy and the various risks of our ill-defended and shame fully mlsgoverned Empire. And War now can scarcely fail to mean an universal conhagration. From one end of Europe and Asia to the other, from Ireland to China and from Sweden to Egypt the flames would readily spread. Are we So- cial-Democrats here and elsewhere ready to take advantage of what may occur? We are not; and it is use less to say that we are. War now, even if 1t were to crush the Russian Government-as we hope-and spare France could, we fear, only lead for the time to reaction. None the less we ought to watch carefully and be ready as far as possible to act in eve- ry country if a favorable opportuni- ty offers. - London Jusfice.